First Aid, Emergencies and Accident Procedure
This domain tests what you do in the first minutes after a collision or a medical emergency on board: protecting the scene, calling for help, giving basic life support within your competence, and meeting the legal duties that follow a crash in Greece.
Protect, alert, rescue
Stop safely, switch on hazard lights, put on a high-visibility vest before leaving the vehicle, and place the warning triangle where approaching traffic will see it - much further back on a motorway than on a country road. Call 112 (single European emergency number) or 166 for an ambulance, giving location, number of casualties and hazards. Do not create a second incident.
Primary assessment
Use DRABC: Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation. If the casualty is unresponsive but breathing normally, place them in the recovery position and monitor. If not breathing normally, start CPR at 30 compressions to 2 rescue breaths and use an AED if one is available. Control severe bleeding with direct pressure; do not remove an embedded object. Do not give food or drink, do not remove a motorcyclist's helmet unless the airway demands it, and do not move a casualty with a suspected spinal injury unless there is immediate danger such as fire.
Legal duties after a crash
Under the ΚΟΚ you must stop, give assistance to the injured within your ability, secure the scene, exchange names, addresses, licence and insurance details with the other parties, and report the incident to the police where there are injuries or a dispute. Leaving the scene of an injury accident is a serious offence. Notify your operator immediately; complete the accident report and the insurer's statement while details are fresh.
Worked example
A passenger collapses in the aisle, is unresponsive, is breathing, and has no sign of trauma. Correct action: ensure the airway is open, place the passenger in the recovery position on the floor with the head tilted back, keep the airway clear, monitor breathing continuously and hand over to the ambulance crew with a timeline of what happened.
Traps
- Moving an injured casualty 'to be helpful'.
- Giving water to a casualty or to a person in shock.
- Leaving the scene to fetch help and thereby committing an offence.